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A pair of bronze Taotie mask and ring handles, Eastern…
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Melbourne
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29-Aug-2021
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A pair of bronze Taotie mask and ring handles, Eastern Zhou-Western Han Dynasty, 8th-2ND century BC each cast in high relief with small claws clasping the fangs, and various scrolls around the eyes and edges, the ring suspended from a loop surmounted by the head of a duck grasping the bottom of the mask in its bill, with a large rectangular bar attached to the back of the lower portion of the mask. Each is with a reddish brown patina and overall malachite. Both mounted with a wood stand. Each 12 cm high, 6.8 cm wide
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Antiquities: Asian